January 16, 2015, 6:05AM

The Portland Timbers drafted holding midfielder Nick Besler with the No. 5 pick in the MLS SuperDraft Thursday morning. This is the highest pick that Portland has taken in the SuperDraft since selecting Darlington Nagbe with the No. 2 pick in 2011. The Oregonian looks back at how past No. 5 picks have performed in MLS. Full story »

November 11, 2010, 4:00PM

Portland Parks & Recreation bureau won't have to cut community centers from their budget in the 2011-12 fiscal year, said Jim Blackwood, policy director for Portland Commissioner Nick Fish, who oversees the bureau. The Budget Advisory Committee was told to prepare packages for cuts equaling $2.4 million, or 6 percent of the bureau's budget, which would have included cutting funding to a few beloved community centers. Mayor Sam Adams and Commissioner Fish decided that a 3 percent cut would be adequate, saving community centers from the chopping block. Full story »